Published: 02:50 am,Wednesday 1 May 2024
May Day celebrations begin across country
The celebration of International Workers’ Day, widely known as May Day, has begun in the country as elsewhere around the world commemorating the 1886 uprising of Chicago workers for establishing their rights. Although the programmes marking the May Day, locally called Vappu Day, traditionally begins on the Eve of
Published: 23:56 pm,Friday 29 March 2024
Easter celebration begins amid fervour, gift trades
The Easter celebration has begun on Friday across the country through marking the Good Friday amidst festivity and joys. People will be seen to wear new Easter clothes and lit bonfire on Saturday, the Easter eve. Bonfire originated from an old belief of turning the witches aside. The celebrations also
Published: 22:48 pm,Tuesday 26 March 2024
Encounters at Vantaa’s multilingual guidance service
Vantaa’s multilingual guidance service has operated in Vantaa for two years, according to the City of Vantaa. The service is aimed at all foreign-language speaking residents of Vantaa who need help with question related to integration and dealing with authorities. What does this mean in practice? Why is
Published: 01:30 am,Wednesday 13 March 2024
Seven Wonders tour chosen as finalist of Evento Awards
The 2023 March to Seven Wonders tour of the military music sector has been selected as a finalist in the social events category of the event competition Evento Awards, said Finnish Defence Forces in a press release on Tuesday. The March to Seven Wonders tour was a masterpiece by
Published: 22:44 pm,Wednesday 13 March 2024
Schygulla to be honoured by the German Film Academy
German actress Hanna Schygulla, best-known for her extensive collaboration with the late German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is to be recognized with the German Film Academy's lifetime achievement award at the German Film Awards in May, reported dpa. Schygulla, 80, starred in Fassbinder films including "The Marriage of Maria
Published: 11:28 am,Tuesday 12 March 2024
´Oppenheimer´ sweeps Oscars 2024 with 7 trophies
The biographical thriller movie "Oppenheimer" swept seven trophies Sunday night at the 96th Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, making it the biggest winner at the Oscars 2024. The film, written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan, follows the story of American scientist J.
Published: 20:56 pm,Monday 4 March 2024
Cultivating bamboo for pandas in freezing Finland
Driven by a passion for giant pandas, Finnish agronomists are learning how to cultivate bamboo in freezing temperatures not normally conducive to growing the primary food source for these iconic animals, reported Xinhua. In early 2018, a pair of giant pandas from China made their public debut at the